Memorial Day began as Decoration Day in 1868, three years after the end of the Civil War. Then it was formalized by an order ...

Monday is Memorial Day. First celebrated on May 30, 1868, the holiday was originally called Decoration Day and was ...

Memorial Day weekend marks a time where community members remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice for the country ...

Here are some local Memorial Day weekend events to pay tribute to the soldiers who have given their lives defending their ...

Though for some the federal holiday, which falls on May 26 this year, also signals the unofficial start of summer, there’s ...

This weekend we celebrate Memorial Day, the day to remember those that have given their lives in military service to our ...

The origins of Memorial Day date back to the post-Civil War era, when communities held springtime tributes to fallen soldiers ...

One of the earliest Memorial Day observances occurred on May 1, 1865. Organized by freed slaves and white missionaries.

CEREMONY AND PARADE A ceremony will be held at 12:30 p.m. at the Civil War Monument in Greenfield Cemetery, 650 Nassau Rd.

Memorial Day honors heroes of World War, Spanish-American War, Civil War; Flyers win second Stanley Cup; ninth year without ...

Three Memorial Day observances are planned for Monday, May 26 in Lincoln, the Lincoln Memorial Day Observance Association has announced.

In communities across the nation, people will gather this weekend at cemeteries and various monuments established to honor the memories of our military veterans in observance of Memorial Day. We often ...